Abstract

Abstract—The rural development occuring in
Wonobodro Village in Batang Regency Central Java
uses the money collected from every activity of the
tradition pilgrimage to the Grave of Syekh Maulana
Maghribi, and build a very splendor great mosque. It
makes incorrect assumptions to arise that Wonobodro
villagers have a closed attitude and unable to cooperate
with the villages around it.
All Wonobodro villagers welcome the pilgrims to
stay at their houses for free and serve them with food
and drinks. Many seasonal vendors also come from
other cities and not allowed to increase the prices of
commodities more than the offered prices. They believe
that by increasing the prices will get misfortune in form
of great loss. The batik producers in Pekalongan lend
1 Professor, Architecture Department Diponegoro University
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sheets
of
white cloth to give shade along the Wonobodro village
streets. They believe that will get blessings in form of
abundant profits coming from their batik products
selling.
Key words : Syekh Maulana Maghribi, Wonobodro
Village, tradition pilgrimage, rural development.
Folklore of Syekh Maulana Maghribi
Syekh Maulana Maghribi is believed as a sheik
coming from maghrib or West, spreading Islam earlier
than Walisongo in Java. Some people interpret the state
of Maghribi as Morocco. However, there is very little
information that can be found concerning the history of
Syekh Maulana Maghribi from Wonobodro Village
people. There are many versions of local folklore about
Syekh Maulana Maghribi existing among the people of
Parangtritis Village in Bantul Regency, Girijati Village
in Gunung Kidul Regency, Baturaden Village in